FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK
THE FAMILY OF JOHN SWARBRICK
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| 1871 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Swarbrick | Head | Married | M | 36 | Corn Dealer | Preston, Lancashire |
| Mary J. Swarbrick | Wife | Married | F | 32 | - | Chorley, Lancashire |
| George Swarbrick | Son | - | M | 6 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| John Swarbrick | Son | - | M | 4 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| Margaret Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 3 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 2 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| William Swarbrick | Son | - | M | 4 mos | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| Margaret Stopforth | Servant | Unmarried | F | 15 | Servant | Lytham, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 9 Holstein Street, Preston. (RG10-4212, folio 125) |
| 2: | Their house was possibly one of the two houses his father George owned on Holstein Street. |
| 3: | Margaret Stopworth's full occupation was General Domestic Servant. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| Mary Jane (Townsend) Swarbrick died on 3 April 1880. John Swarbrick, left with seven children, remarried only 10 months later. By the night of the 1881 Census John and his second wife had only been married a few weeks. |
| 1881 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Swarbrick | Head | Married | M | 46 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| Mary E. Swarbrick | Wife | Married | F | 43 | - | Newcastle, Northumbria |
| George Swarbrick | Son | Unmarried | M | 16 | Druggist | Preston, Lancashire |
| Margaret Swarbrick | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 13 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| John T. Swarbrick | Son | Unmarried | M | 14 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth J. Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 12 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| William Swarbrick | Son | - | M | 10 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| Mary A. Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 7 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| Isabella J. Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 5 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| Margaret Valentine | Servant | Unmarried | F | 18 | Servant | London, Middlesex |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 15 East View, Preston. (RG11-4229, folio 97) |
| 2: | Following his father into the corn dealing business, John appears to have been very successful. The lack of a listed occupation may indicate that he was already retired. |
| 3: | Margaret Valentine's full occupation was Servant (Domestic). |
| 4: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1891 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Swarbrick | Head | Married | M | 56 | Retired Corn Dealer | Preston, Lancashire |
| Mary E. Swarbrick | Wife | Married | F | 53 | - | Newcastle, Northumbria |
| John Swarbrick | Son | Unmarried | M | 24 | Draper's Assist. | Preston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Swarbrick | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 22 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| William Swarbrick | Son | Unmarried | M | 20 | Draper's Assist. | Preston, Lancashire |
| Mary A. Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 17 | Dressmaker | Preston, Lancashire |
| Isabella J. Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 15 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| Margaret Crawley | Servant | Unmarried | F | 47 | General Servant | Ireland |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 15 East View, Preston. (RG12-3432, folio 92) |
| 2: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| John Swarbrick died on 6 July 1893, aged just 58 years. |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 50 Deepdale Road, Preston. (RG13-3947, folio 51, page 4) |
| 2: | The place of birth given for Mary Elizabeth and her sister is incorrect. They were born in Newcastle. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1911 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Mary E. Swarbrick | Head | Widow | F | 73 | Private Means | Newcastle, Northumbria |
| Ellen Higginson | Boarder | Unmarried | F | 73 | Private Means | Preston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 50 Deepdale Road, Preston. |
| 2: | Mary Elizabeth's full place of birth was listed as Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from scanned images at www.findmypast.co.uk. |